Ask Hungry Girl: Are There Any Low-Cal Cereals That Don't Taste Like Cardboard?

Q: I'm bored to tears with my low-cal cereal. What do you put in your breakfast bowl?

A: Not all low-cal, fiber-filled cereals taste like cardboard. In fact, I've got three delicious new favorites. Multi Grain Cheerios Peanut Butter is a salty-sweet version of old-school O's, and a serving has only 110 calories and 1.5 grams of fat, plus 2 grams of fiber. Apple Cinnamon Chex (130 calories, 2 g fat) doesn't have a ton of fiber, but it tastes like homemade pie and is gluten-free. Kellogg's Krave (120 calories, 3.5 g fat, 3 g fiber) is like crunching on crispy nuggets filled with chocolate. Since these cereals all have a serving size of ¾ cup, I bulk them up with unsweetened rice, corn, or wheat puffed cereal (like Kashi 7 Whole Grain Puffs, 70 calories per cup), and top with chopped fruit. Use a fat-free or low-fat milk alternative like Vanilla Almond Breeze Unsweetened and it's like dessert for breakfast.

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